2021 North St. Louis City / County Senior Living Guide

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Fun, Creative PROJECTS You Can Do At Home In addition to being fun, doing creative arts, regularly, results in a significant increase in a person’s overall health. It is a great way to overcome feelings of loneliness and boredom and to enhance emotional, mental and physical well-being. When we’re fully engaged in a project, we forget about day to day concerns. Hand movements, while working on a project, can help maintain or improve fine motor skills, too…which are important for tasks that are required for daily living. Doing creative crafting projects can help socialization, too. There are crafting groups, in-person or online, where new friendships can be made. And, being able to show and talk about our latest project with friends and relatives can be a great topic for conversation. Whether you have an artistic talent or you’re new to creative endeavors, there are so many fun projects available, there are options for everyone!

String Art

Skilled crafters and newbies alike will quickly find out that string art is a simple and enjoyable art form to learn. The Sunflower String Art kit includes everything you need to complete your project, except a hammer. Available online at www.stringoftheart.com

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